Does Economic Growth Have Any Negative Side Effects

question 104

Multiple Choice

Does economic growth have any negative side effects?

• A) No. Every person in a nation experiencing economic growth will benefit.
• B) No, because where negative side effects do occur, a nation's government is required to neutralize them
• C) Quite possibly. Some say economic growth puts people on a never-ending quest to satisfy newly created wants, so we always feel disappointed with our lives.
• D) Yes, but only for the poorest segment of a nation's population

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